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EP0704151A1
EP0704151A1 EP95202548A EP95202548A EP0704151A1 EP 0704151 A1 EP0704151 A1 EP 0704151A1 EP 95202548 A EP95202548 A EP 95202548A EP 95202548 A EP95202548 A EP 95202548A EP 0704151 A1 EP0704151 A1 EP 0704151A1
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tray
compartments
bottom part
supporting
tray according
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French (fr)
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Stanislaw Adam Jurian Mortko
Ron Voogd
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Synprodo Plantpak BV
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SYNPRODO HORTIPRODUCTS BV
Synprodo Plantpak BV
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
    • A01G9/029—Receptacles for seedlings
    • A01G9/0295—Units comprising two or more connected receptacles

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  • the invention relates to a tray provided with a plurality of interconnected compartments for receiving balls of cultivating material containing seeds or seedlings, whereby said compartments are provided with upright side walls and a bottom part.
  • Trays of this type are generally made of a thin plastic foil by means of a deep drawing process. With the known trays the compartments are thereby provided with flat bottoms being in line, which form a supporting surface for the tray. Holes are provided in said bottoms for the supply of a nutrient fluid, such as water, possibly enriched with nutritive substances.
  • a nutrient fluid such as water, possibly enriched with nutritive substances.
  • Another problem is that insufficient air can enter the compartments via the holes provided in the bottoms thereof during the period that no water is present around the compartments.
  • the bottom parts of the compartments include upwardly sloping wall parts provided with passages, as well as supporting ribs, which jointly form a supporting surface for the tray.
  • each compartment will be provided with a supporting rib, which may be made comparatively narrow, whilst passages are provided in the bottom parts of the compartments, some distance above the supporting surface formed by the various supporting ribs, which passages are readily accessible in use, both for supplying a fluid, and, if no fluid is present around said compartments, for supplying air therethrough.
  • a construction of this type is also quite suitable for trays which are made of a thin plastic foil by means of a deep drawing process.
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of a part of a tray according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a view of Figure 1, in the direction according to arrow II in Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a view of Figure 1, in the direction according to arrow III in Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the tray shown in Figure 1.
  • each compartment comprises four walls parts 2 extending substantially perpendicularly to each other, which wall parts slope upwards, so that the diameter of a compartment gradually increases from the bottom upwards.
  • the wall parts 2 are connected, via a substantially U-shaped connecting part 3, to a plate-shaped part 4 interconnecting the compartments 1.
  • each compartment 1 is more or less pyramidal, with four upwardly sloping wall parts 5 - 8, in each of which a passage 9 is provided.
  • Said wall parts 5 - 8 include an angle of ⁇ 40° with the horizontal.
  • each supporting rib is formed by two spaced-apart wall parts 13 and 14, which extend from a passage 15 provided in the centre of the bottom part in the direction of a corner of the compartment and which are interconnected there by means of a curved wall part 16.
  • Said wall parts 13 and 14 slope slightly upwards from a bottom surface 17 interconnecting said wall parts at their bottom ends in a direction away from each other.
  • the tray will be supported by the bottom surfaces 17 of the supporting ribs, which jointly form a supporting surface for the tray. It will be apparent that if the tray is disposed in a basin or the like, being supported by said supporting surface, the passages 9 and 15 located near the bottom sides of the compartments will be readily accessible at all times for passing fluid and/or air therethrough into the interior of the various compartments, so that an adequate nutrition and aeration of the roots of the plants to be raised in the tray can be ensured.
  • the supporting ribs forming part of compartments located adjacent to each other extend in opposite directions, obliquely to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction respectively of the tray. This is inter alia conducive to an even transport of the trays over roller conveyors.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the tray shown in Figure 1.
  • This configuration of the bottom part makes it possible to remove the ball plants present inside the compartments from said compartments in a simple manner by pressing the centre of the bottom part located near the passage 15 in the direction indicated by the arrow P, towards the plate-shaped part 4, by mechanical means or by hand.
  • the supporting ribs 10, 11 will be positioned at an angle with respect to each other thereby, whilst the wall parts 5, 6, 7 and 8 will come to lie in substantially one plane. After the ball has been removed the centre is released, after which the bottom part will return to its original, undeformed position under the influence of material stresses.

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  • Hydroponics (AREA)
  • Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
EP95202548A 1994-09-28 1995-09-21 Palette Withdrawn EP0704151A1 (de)

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NL9401587A NL9401587A (nl) 1994-09-28 1994-09-28 Bak.
NL9401587 1994-09-28

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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2307391A (en) * 1995-11-25 1997-05-28 Cookson Plantpak Ltd Moulded plant container
NL1026120C2 (nl) 2004-05-06 2005-11-08 Desch Plantpak B V Samenstel voorzien van een drager voor in kluiten opgenomen planten alsmede een dergelijke drager.
EP3158860A1 (de) * 2015-10-22 2017-04-26 Blackmore Company, Inc Pflanzenschale
US10231387B2 (en) 2013-05-07 2019-03-19 Blackmore Company, Inc. Plant tray
US10477781B2 (en) 2013-05-07 2019-11-19 Blackmore Company, Inc. Plant tray
KR20220135394A (ko) * 2021-03-30 2022-10-07 김영수 수경재배용 베드

Citations (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL6906030A (de) * 1969-04-18 1970-10-20
DE2259467B1 (de) * 1972-12-05 1974-01-31 Georg Hartmann Söhne oHG, Jungpflanzen Großkulturen, 6550 Bad Kreuznach Palette zur aufnahme von topfund substratpflanzen
EP0030873A1 (de) * 1979-12-18 1981-06-24 Southern Chemicals Limited Behälter zur Pflanzenvermehrung
GB2088186A (en) * 1980-12-01 1982-06-09 Trondex Ltd Seed trays
AT385390B (de) * 1983-03-15 1988-03-25 Latschbacher Kajetan Aufzuchtbehaelter fuer pflanzen
US4769946A (en) * 1986-11-04 1988-09-13 Bud Antle, Inc. Transplant tray
EP0321741A1 (de) * 1987-12-19 1989-06-28 Pelargonien - Fischer Kg Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Kultur von durch vegetative Vermehrung erzeugter Pflanzenstecklinge
EP0578153A1 (de) * 1992-07-10 1994-01-12 HERKUPLAST KUBERN GmbH Anzuchtplatte, insbesondere für Forstpflanzen

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL6906030A (de) * 1969-04-18 1970-10-20
DE2259467B1 (de) * 1972-12-05 1974-01-31 Georg Hartmann Söhne oHG, Jungpflanzen Großkulturen, 6550 Bad Kreuznach Palette zur aufnahme von topfund substratpflanzen
EP0030873A1 (de) * 1979-12-18 1981-06-24 Southern Chemicals Limited Behälter zur Pflanzenvermehrung
GB2088186A (en) * 1980-12-01 1982-06-09 Trondex Ltd Seed trays
AT385390B (de) * 1983-03-15 1988-03-25 Latschbacher Kajetan Aufzuchtbehaelter fuer pflanzen
US4769946A (en) * 1986-11-04 1988-09-13 Bud Antle, Inc. Transplant tray
EP0321741A1 (de) * 1987-12-19 1989-06-28 Pelargonien - Fischer Kg Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Kultur von durch vegetative Vermehrung erzeugter Pflanzenstecklinge
EP0578153A1 (de) * 1992-07-10 1994-01-12 HERKUPLAST KUBERN GmbH Anzuchtplatte, insbesondere für Forstpflanzen

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2307391A (en) * 1995-11-25 1997-05-28 Cookson Plantpak Ltd Moulded plant container
NL1026120C2 (nl) 2004-05-06 2005-11-08 Desch Plantpak B V Samenstel voorzien van een drager voor in kluiten opgenomen planten alsmede een dergelijke drager.
EP1593302A1 (de) 2004-05-06 2005-11-09 Desch Plantpak B.V. Einheit bestehend aus einem Träger für Planzenballen sowie solchen Träger
US10231387B2 (en) 2013-05-07 2019-03-19 Blackmore Company, Inc. Plant tray
US10477781B2 (en) 2013-05-07 2019-11-19 Blackmore Company, Inc. Plant tray
EP3158860A1 (de) * 2015-10-22 2017-04-26 Blackmore Company, Inc Pflanzenschale
KR20220135394A (ko) * 2021-03-30 2022-10-07 김영수 수경재배용 베드

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